VANCOUVER, June 6, 2012 /CNW/ - Merchant Law Group announced today
expanding class action litigation regarding Transvaginal Mesh
Products. Merchant Law Group has launched national class action
litigation before the Ontario Superior Court of Justice and the B.C.
Supreme Court on behalf of all Canadian women who have been victimized
by Transvaginal Mesh implants manufactured by the Johnson & Johnson
Defendants.

The four products being discontinued are produced by Johnson & Johnson
and Ethicon and will be discontinued within the next three to nine
months:

Gynemesh M and Gynecare TVT Secur System

Gynecare Prosima Pelvic Floor Repair System

Gynecare Prolift Pelvic Floor Repair System

Gynecare Prolift + M Pelvic Floor Repair System

These Johnson & Johnson Mesh products were marketed to correct Stress
Urinary Incontinence and Pelvic Organ Prolapse. Health Canada first
licensed the products for sale and use in Canada on August 19, 1998.
Complications arising from the mesh implants include but are not
limited to: erosion in the vagina and urethra, pain, infection,
perforations, including perforations in the bowel and bladder, pain
during sexual intercourse, injuries to adjacent organs and blood
vessels. Health Canada and the FDA have recently warned of these
conditions. Health Canada has stated that treatment for these symptoms
may involve surgical intervention including complete mesh removal. In
some cases, multiple surgical procedures to remove the mesh are
necessary.

"Merchant Law Group investigated these issues of alleged danger and
wrongdoing to women and launched litigation on May 4, 2012," said Tony
Merchant. "Safety in medical products ought to be the predominant aim
of Health Canada and medical providers," Mr. Merchant said. "Legal
proceedings have been issued in Ontario and British Columbia and
lawsuits will be commenced across Canada as more women contact our
offices, which they may do by calling 1-888-567-7777 or by providing
their information on www.merchantlaw.com."

Merchant Law Group LLP, a leading Canadian class action firm, has
offices in 12 cities across Canada, from Montreal to Victoria. Anyone
who believes they may be eligible to participate in this class action
should provide their contact information online at http://www.merchantlaw.com/classactions/vaginalmesh.php or call our law firm at 1-888-567-7777 for further information.

SOURCE Merchant Law Group

For further information:

Media may contact Tony Merchant, Q.C., at 306-539-7777 or 306-227-2222